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‘We are way off meeting the SDGs’: LGT sees solutions in venture philanthropy

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Trusting partners on the ground to know how best to deploy charitable endowments is essential, according to LGT Venture Philanthropy’s CEO Oliver Karius.

He discusses the venture philanthropy movement, lessons learned from sustainable investment history, and personal motivation to make the world fairer following his youth in apartheid era South Africa.
6 Jul 2022 English South Africa Investing · Business News

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